Review of Rio Grande (1950) by Conner R — 05 Sep 2010

The true sequel to Fort Apache in that you get to see what happens to Yorke and the remaining troops. This is a lot more of a relationship based movie than the other two, maybe that's what makes it so powerful.

John Wayne's performance is even stronger this time around and he plays such a timeless character. The father/son storyline is such a classic representation, but so well done that it doesn't feel stale.

John Ford truly is the greatest pioneer in film-making and took all the risks and leaps that no one else dared to do.